Tip for lacings.



WBERLEY. TIP FOR LAGNGS. MPLIUATION FILED MAR. '1, 1m.

Mggwmgj Patented June 9, 19M.

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'tend completely about the said body in a TRIBG GU., @L NDLE STATIQN, NEW YORK. N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW Yann.

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Specification of Letters Patent. .application :tiled March '7, i912.

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Serial No. 682,300.

To all 1 0/om t may conc-ern.

.lle it known that l, FRANK WIBERLEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of' lama-ica, Long island, county of Queens,

then bent about the ends of the lacings in a direction parallel with the corrugations in any convenient manner and are then placed between pressure jaws or dies hav- State of New York, have invented certain ing corrugated or crimped surfaces correvnew and useful Improvements in f lips for spending` to the corrugations or crimpings j'mngs. oi the sections and adapted to register My invention relates to tips for lacings therewith. Power is applied in any desired and has for its object to provide a ti'p ot' way to the jaws or dies to actuate them to this description which may be securely lirmly compress the tip and' consequently 65 fastened against removal from the lacing the projections C relatively to the laeingis and which will improve the appearance ll. The action of the jaws or dies is prefand facilitate the insertion of the lacing erably such as to reduce the diameter oi the through' eyelets. tip as pressui'e is applied this being made My invention `further contemplates a possible by having the longitudinal edges 70 simple method tor making said tips and ofthe. tip overlap. The consequence of this applying them to said lacings. operation is that the lacing` will be firmly My invention will be fully described heregripped by the entire inner periphery oi inafter and the features of novelty will be cach projection (l andsecurely held in place i pointed out in the appendedclaim. thereby. That is all points along the enllleferenceis to be had to the accompanytire said inner periphery of each projection ing drawings in whiehwill exert a pressure toward a substantially Figure l is a tacevieiv ot a tip before -common central point so that dislocation of having been applied to the lacing; Fig. 2 the tip accidental or otherwise 'relatively to is an elevation showing the tip applied to the lacing` is practically impossible. the lace; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section ln the form of my invention illustrated in thereof on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4t Fig. 5 the tip comprises abody having inis a cross section thereof on an enlarged wardly projecting parallel projections C scale on the line H of Fig. 2; and Figs. similar to the projections C but located pref- 5 and 6 are elevations of other forms of erably only at the inner portion of the said 85 my invention. body. The remainder of the body comprises In the form of my invention shown in smooth portion Awhichis preferably tapered Figs. l to l inclusive of the drawings the toward the outer or free end of the body to tip comprises the preferably cylindrical facilitate the insertion of the tip and lacing body A formed of sheet material bent about into and through the customary eyelets. In 90 the end of the lacing B and preferably havthis form of tip the corrugated portion is ing its longitudinal edges overlapping as tightly rolled about the end of the lacing shown best in F ig. 4i. The body A is prowhich is thus firmly gripped bythe projecvided with inwardly projecting parallel tions C, so that the smooth portion A exprojections (l which in the finished tip extends bevond the end oit' the lacing and is 95 tightly" rolled into conical form. The form of tip shown in Fig. C is similar to that illustrated in Fig. 5 excepting that the prcferabljv tapered free end portion insteal1 oi being smooth shown at A is pro vided with corrugaiions A2 extending longitudinalljv or lengthwise thereof. In pro* during these two la ttor forms of tip I also take a sheet olvsuitahle material and partly corrugatc or crimp it al; spaced intervals by any suitable means to produce the projections (l' and smooth portion A or corrugatedv portion A?. After this has been done the said sheet is cut into sections in the same manner as in the i'orm shown in Figs. 1 to 110 circumferential direction and serve to iirmly and securely grip the lacing B to prevent the removal of the tip therefrom. In making this type of tip, I iirst take a sheet of metal or any other suitable material of any convenient dimensions Lind corrugate or crimp the said sheet through the medium of any suitable means to produce the projections.

his corrugated or crimped sheet oi material is then cut into .sections such as shown in Fig. l and having the proportions i necessary to produce the desired length of' tip and to properly surround the lacing. hese corrugated or crimped-sections are forxnsot1 tip are and the sections are similarly l bent about the ends ot the lacings B, andI compressed thereon by means ot' suitable 'jaws or dies having properly formed Jraces to produce the smooth or corrugated and it desired tapered end A" or A2 and to register with the corrugation which form the projections C', in exactly the same Way as hereinbetore With respect to the tirst .torrn of my invention. These latter thus also firmly secured to the lacing against accidental or other remoi/al and in addition are provided with the smooth or corrugated and preferably tapering end which makes it a simple matter to insert the tip and lacing into and through the customary eyelets.

By corrugating or crimping the material While in a tlat .condition and in sheet Jrorm and then cutting it into the desired dimensions a maximum number ot' tips may be produced Jfrom a given sheet and the cost ot roduction of said tips is greatly reduced. The tips produced in this Way are also ot a relatively small diameter compared with eX- isting structures and have a much neater apearance than tips which are crimped after they have been put on the laces. Instead of tirst corrugating the material and then cutt inclusive "opes of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

ting it into sections the corrugating and cutting may be done simultaneously in any suitable manner.

lt is to tips may be made ot any material suitable for the purpose.

Various changes in the specific iorrns,

shown and described may be made Within the scope ot' the claim without departing from the spirit ot my invention.

l claim:

The combination ot'a lacing and atip therefor, said tip being t ot a sheet of corrugated material, said corrugated material being tightly rolled and compressed about the end of said lacing to grip the same, an said sheet ot material its longitudinal edges overlapping and the corrugations thereot1 interlocking With each other and 'thereby extending continuously circum er-entially ot the tip whereby atip of eX- tremely small diameter is secured.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the. presence ot two subscribing witnesses. A-

FRANK, VBERLEY.

Witnesses z JOHN A. KEHLENBCK, W. WEGKMANN.

by addressing the Commissie-ner of :Eaten-ts.

Washington, D. C.

be understood that my improved y 

